Leading Generous Teams

When leaders encourage their team to “switch off” they don’t always realise it can be demotivating and inaccessible.
For many, the idea of switching off is actually daunting. Like a void of space and time that could be used to be making a difference.
Also, you’re not a lightbulb. You don’t have an on and off switch.
It’s not that black and white.
The best thing you can do is learn to go from “on” to “recharge.”
This is what we discussed in the episode with Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS).
Cass brings public policy expertise in economic, social and environmental issues, civil society, social justice and human rights. Voted one of the most influential people in the Australian social sector, Cass has spent decades representing the interests of people who are disadvantaged, and civil society generally,
In this episode, we discuss:

• How Cass fuels and engages her team, even during change
• Key lessons from decades of influencing and impact in the social sector
• Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership

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When you’re not feeling like you’re on your game, motivation’s waning, and you can’t talk yourself out of your funk, no matter how many positive affirmations you recite, it’s time to look towards your team.
In this episode with Patty Kinnersly, Chief Executive Officer of Our Watch + Vice President of the Carlton Football Club Board, we discuss a really powerful technique to use your team to change your mindset in an unexpected way.
Our Watch, a not-for-profit organisation established to drive nationwide change in the structures, norms and practices that lead to violence against women and their children. A leading health, welfare and education professional, Patty was Chief Executive Officer of Women’s Health Grampians for nine years, before joining Our Watch. Patty has extensive governance experience, serving on the boards of Ballarat Health Services, the Australian Women's Health Network, Rural Northwest Health, and Child and Family Services Ballarat.
In this episode, we discuss:

• How Patty fuels and engages her team, even during change
• The lessons Patty draws on to keep herself and her team motivated, even on hard days
• Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership

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If you'd like to talk about how our programs can support your team's resilience, fuel their confidence or help them get unstuck, book some time in my diary and let’s chat.

Find out more about the workshop + register here: https://topfivemovement.com/teams/

Welcome to another interview from Leading Generous Teams, where we’ll be chatting with leaders about how they’re supporting their teams through the difficulties of COVID-19 and where they are finding their own support.

In this episode Tanya Armstrong , General Manager at Launch Housing, talks about refuelling team resilience when the work feels very, very hard.

Launch provide high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services. They bring together solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands of people who are at risk of, or currently experiencing, the crisis and trauma of homelessness. Tanya cares fiercely and deeply about fair treatment for people who face disadvantage, and for almost a couple of decades she's held leadership positions in the community housing and homelessness sectors.

In this episode

• Tanya shares how the right boundaries fuel team resilience
• Tanya shares how she supports her own mental health, mindset + resilience + how this extends to her team
• Host, Clare Desira, expands on some of Tanya's most important tips + leaves you with a practical tips to try yourself and with your teams.

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And if you can’t wait to start building your team’s resilience with our free tools, head to www.topfivemovement.com/tools to get started.

Click here to learn more about Launch Housing.

What advice would you give a humanitarian leader who’s in the thick of change? A leader who spends their days seeking and promoting human welfare, bringing aid to those in need, alleviating suffering, and maintain and protect human dignity.

That’s some pretty heavy stuff. And yet, that’s who Bec Ridings, Organisation Development Lead of Red Cross, supports on a daily basis.

We went deep with Bec on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week around the insights and questions we can learn from supporting these extraordinary leaders.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How Bec Ridings fuels and develops these leaders even during change
• Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership
• Her go-to tools for circuit breaking while maintaining focus on the bigger picture.

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To learn more about Red Cross see: https://www.redcross.org.au/

We work with a lot of teams in crisis. And where leaders are blindsided by incident after incident, we see the opportunity for people to find a performance edge and not miss the leadership lessons this crisis will bring.
This is what we talked about with Kelly Quirke, Royal Canin ANZ’s Vet Advocacy Director on our Leading Generous Teams podcast this week.
We discussed how Kel has captured the leadership lessons after years of leading teams through issues and crises.
With more than 15 years’ experience in managing crises and communications for leading global organisations, Kelly currently leads the veterinary business for Australia & New Zealand. This includes managing health outcomes for pets and partnering with organisations to improve the long-term sustainability of the people working in the veterinary industry.
In this episode, we discuss:

• How Kel fuels and engages her team and industry
• The one thing Kel does to ensure she never misses a leadership lesson
• Insights into techniques for resetting + recharging leadership

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If you require further information or support about issues raised in this episode please contact Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 or for dedicated mental health support for First Nations people contact 13YARN or 13 92 76.